Barnes is having a very difficult time locating his split finger. He's a two pitch guy. Like Davies struggling with his change-up, he is going through a rough spell largely due to hitters simply sitting on his fastball. Now, go the other end of the spectrum: Knebel is locating his curve with 1-0 counts routinely. He'll throw it at any time, keeping hitters off-balance, and then he'll blow by you with some subtle movement on his 97-98 mph fastball. It's really a fine line.

Spoiler:

Selling high 2nd round picks to former World Champions. Selling 1st and 2nd round picks for Greivous Vasquez. There is no medicine for my pain.

Well, I think we answered the question of whether or not Drake can handle a save situation. Ugly ugly stuff. If you didn't see it, he had two absolutely horrendous pitches in the dirt. The last leading to a swipe of 2nd base followed by a next pitch HR given up to Renfroe - the 8th spot. Yikes.

Spoiler:

Selling high 2nd round picks to former World Champions. Selling 1st and 2nd round picks for Greivous Vasquez. There is no medicine for my pain.

Turk Nowitzki wrote:**** brutal to have nobody better than Oliver **** Drake to use in this spot.

IF there were ever a spot to give Neftali a boost of confidence, that was it. Instead, we used Drake in a role he has never fulfilled. IMHO, a bad decision by Counsell. He looked completely ill-equipped for that scenario.

Spoiler:

Selling high 2nd round picks to former World Champions. Selling 1st and 2nd round picks for Greivous Vasquez. There is no medicine for my pain.

And, jeez, what's up w/ Schroeder just drooling over Drake?!? He's getting hit to the tune of .290 ? That's no bueno. He has very average K/BB ratio. He's just a middle-of-the-road guy who gets by with quirky mechanics.

Spoiler:

Selling high 2nd round picks to former World Champions. Selling 1st and 2nd round picks for Greivous Vasquez. There is no medicine for my pain.

Drake looked awful but this is what the talent is. Outside of Corey and sometimes Barnes this pen is ****. Which is fine considering the returns. Anyone hoping this is a playoff team is gonna be sorely butt hurt.